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Mar. 09, 2023: ASAHI KASEI Revised Earnings Forecast for FY2022 - Limited Impact on Rating; ANAHD Acquires NYK Subsidiary NCA - Limited Impact on Ratings of Both NYK and ANAHD; JCR Affirmed AA/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Daiwa Office Investment Corporation; JCR Assigned AA+ Rating to Bonds of Electric Power Development; JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of HASEKO; JCR Assigned BBB+ Rating to Bonds of SBI FinTech Solutions; JCR Assigned Green 1 to Bonds of Kyushu Leasing Service; JCR Assigned Green 1(F) to Green Bond Framework of OSG

Mar. 08, 2023: JCR Downgraded Long-term Issuer Rating on Nippon Paper Industries to A-/Stable; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on HASEKO; JCR Affirmed A+/Positive and J-1 on MINEBEA MITSUMI; JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of Central Glass; JCR Assigned AAA Rating to Bonds of NTT TC Leasing; JCR Assigned AA Rating to Bonds of Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Transition Linked Loan Framework of TAIHEIYO CEMENT; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by Mizuho Bank to Chuo-Nittochi Private REIT

Mar. 07, 2023: JCR Upgraded Long-term Issuer Rating on Asahi Mutual Life Insurance to A-/Stable; JCR Affirmed A/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Aozora Bank; JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Fukui Bank; JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of Mitsubishi Chemical Group; [ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Reviewed Beneficial Interest 202007 (Contract No. 210252), Beneficial Interest 202107 (Contract No. 210272), Beneficial Interest 202111 (Contract No. 210281), Beneficial Interest 202201 (Contract No. 210290) and Beneficial Interest 202208 (Contract No. 210299)

Mar. 06, 2023: JCR Affirmed AA/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Japan Freight Railway; JCR Assigned Preliminary AAA Rating to Shelf Registration of NTT FINANCE

Mar. 03, 2023: JCR Assigned AA-/Stable FC Long-term Issuer Rating to ESR Group; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable FC Long-term Issuer Rating on Aflac Incorporated
JCR Affirmed AA/Stable FC Long-term Issuer Rating on American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus
JCR Affirmed AA/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Aflac Life Insurance Japan
JCR Affirmed AA/Stable FC Long-term Issuer Rating on Aflac Re Bermuda; JCR Affirmed AA+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Kanagawa Prefectural Housing Supply Corporation; JCR Assigned BBB+ Rating to Bonds of Daiei Real Estate & Development; JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of KPP GROUP HD; JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of Sumitomo Osaka Cement; JCR Assigned AA Rating to Bonds of Tohoku Electric Power; JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of TOYOBO; JCR Assigned AA- Rating to Bonds of NIPPON STEEL; JCR Assigned Green 1 to Bonds of Daiei Real Estate & Development; JCR Assigned Green 1 to Long Term Loan Borrowed by Looop; JCR Assigned SU 1(F) to Sustainabile Finance Framework by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing

Mar. 02, 2023: JCR Upgraded Long-term Issuer Rating on DAIBIRU to A+/Stable; Affirmed J-1 on CP; JCR Affirmed A-/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on KANEMATSU; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on SUNDRUG; JCR Affirmed AA-/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Nissan Chemical; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on Pan Pacific International HD; JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on MITSUBISHI MATERIALS; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on UCS; JCR Assigned AA- Rating to Bonds of Asahi Group HD; JCR Assigned A Rating to Subordinated Bonds of Suntory HD; JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of JA MITSUI LEASING

Mar. 01, 2023: JCR Affirmed AA/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Kanagawa University; JCR Affirmed AA/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Sompo Warranty; JCR Affirmed BB+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Namura Shipbuilding; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on JGC HD; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Yokogawa Electric; JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of GMO internet group; JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of NSK; JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds (Tier 2 with loss absorption clause) of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group; JCR Assigned AA- Rating to Bonds of Comforia Residential REIT; [ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned Preliminary AAA to unus202303 Beneficial Interest for Receivables; JCR Assigned Green 1 (T)(F) and Provided a Third Party Opinion on suitability for the Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles to Transition Loans and Transition Linked Loan Framework of Japan Airlines

Feb. 28, 2023: JCR Upgraded Long-term Issuer Rating on FUJI to A/Stable; JCR Affirmed A/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on AEON Mall; JCR Upgraded Long-term Issuer Rating on AEON KYUSHU to A/Stable; Affirmed J-1 on CP; JCR Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on AEON Financial Service; JCR Upgraded Long-term Issuer Rating on AEON Product Finance to A/Stable; Affirmed J-1 on CP; JCR Upgraded Long-term Issuer Rating on AEON Housing Loan Service to A/Stable; Affirmed J-1 on CP; JCR Upgraded Foreign Currency Long-term Issuer Rating on AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) to A/Stable; JCR Affirmed A/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on United Super Markets Holdings; JCR Affirmed BBB-/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on HOWA BANK; JCR Affirmed AA/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on DREAM Private REIT; JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of Orient Corporation; JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of Fuyo General Lease; JCR Assigned AA- Rating to Bonds (with no financial covenants) of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; JCR Assigned Preliminary AA- Rating to Shelf Registration of NGK SPARK PLUG; [ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned AAA to obbligato 202302 Senior Beneficial Interest; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by The Joyo Bank to Saza Coffee Holdings; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by Mizuho Bank to Ichigo; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by The Shoko Chukin Bank to OBAYASHI Chemical; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by The Shoko Chukin Bank to Kansai Saisigen Network; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by The Shoko Chukin Bank to Toyoda Denken; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by THE SHIMIZU BANK to TWO-ONE PROMOTION; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by THE SHIMIZU BANK to AKIYAMA MACHINERY; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by THE SHIMIZU BANK to AONO; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by THE SHIMIZU BANK to Tsurumi Paper; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by THE SHIMIZU BANK to Toshin Shiko; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by The Chiba Bank to Chibayaku Groceries; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by The Senshu Ikeda Bank to Kahei; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to Positive Impact Finance Provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank to IHI; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to the conformity of Kawasaki City ESG Finance Model Project with Positive Impact Finance Principle Provided by The Bank of Yokohama to KYOWA SYOKAI; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion to the conformity of Kawasaki City ESG Finance Model Project with Positive Impact Finance Principle Provided by Kawasaki Shinkin Bank to Okamura Kenkoh; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion on Sustainability Linked Loan Conducted by MUFG Bank to Mitsuboshi Belting; JCR Provided a Third Party Opinion on Sustainability Linked Loans Conducted by THE HOKURIKU BANK to HEIWA REAL ESTATE; JCR Assigned Green 1(F) to Green Bond Framework of Kochi Prefecture

Feb. 27, 2023: JCR Removed Credit Monitor; Affirmed A- and J-1 on Nojima; Placed Stable Outlook; JCR Affirmed A-/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Seiwa Building; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on NH Foods; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on ACOM; JCR Affirmed AA+/Stable and J-1+ on Master Trust Bank of Japan; JCR Affirmed AA+/Stable and J-1+ on Custody Bank of Japan; [ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1 to Medical Treatment Fees Receivable ABL 23-02 (D Hospital); [ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1 to Aso Shoji Bills Receivable ABL 23-02; [ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned A Rating to Senior Beneficial Interest 7931601 Series 3; JCR Assigned AA- to Sylph Limited Series 50746; JCR Assigned A+ to Ascent Finance Limited Series 2023-1011

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